Focus on the Family's Stuart Shepherd has been asking Christian folks to pray for rain on Obama's speech tonight. They even made a video, which has since been pulled from their website.
The National Weather Service precipitation prediction for today in Denver: 0% chance of rain. That's zero, folks. Maybe they should have prayed a *little* bit harder. Or maybe they don't really have enough faith. Or maybe, just maybe, God don't truck with no nonsense like this.
( Understand, I have been living this week with Craig Hickman, a poet/performance artist/Bed and Breakfast owner. Black, gay, dreadlocked and outspoken, he has been just the perfect roommate for this week. I have been blessed, as he would say. Classic Craig-ism of the week, upon seeing Michelle Obama, beaming in the audience, when Barack came out onstage last night: " That Michelle, she luuuvvv her some BarACK!" He's blogging for the Kennebec Journal. Check him out.)
For many of the speeches, there are little musical introductions, snippets of musical cues. It has been heavy on Motown and 80's pop, leading to some peculiar, if downright thoughtless juxtapositions.
For instance, just before Clinton's speech, the musical number for people to get up and groove to was Aretha's " Chain of Fools". Hmm. Is there a message there? But more bizarre was following Bill Clinton's speech with "Addicted to Love". I wanted to dope slap the musical director and shout "WHAT WERE YOU THINKING??!?!"
To all the people I said I would call from INVESCO Field today: Ain't gonna happen. I will text message people to the extent that I can, but if 80,000 cell phones called friends and family at once, it would shut down cell service all over Denver, which we can agree would be a bad thing. People can try calling in, but it might not work. So, be not offended if I don't get through to you.
Almost Immortal Alert: There is a great picture of a woman on the front page of the NY Times today. I was standing 2 feet behind her at that very moment. Another foot closer and I woulda been immortalized!
There are still lots of events going on. Panels, forums ( forae?), demonstrations, fairs...and I just don't have the energy to get out there. In 2012, I am going into quarantine 2 weeks before the convention so I don't have to worry about getting sick again.
I will shop for a hat to wear. We will be out there with no shade. I am buying a 5 gallon jug of SPF 9,000 sun block so I don't come home as Democrat jerky ( yeah, I know, already a jerky Democrat...)
Looking forward to some good music at the event. Rumored performers include Sheryl Crowe, Bruce Springsteen, and Stevie Wonder. Wicked cool.
So, everybody get together with friends, and people who don't know about Obama, or aren't sure. Watch. Listen. And get ready for some history to be made.
And can I just say, to all the folks who helped me to get here, I am so very honored to be in this place. Thank you.
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